Severe, Lasting Depression Tied to Heart Patient Deaths »
Posted By Zurbin 3 months, 1 week ago in Health & FitnessFor those who have been hospitalized, risk may double over 7 years, research shows.
MONDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Certain depressed patients who suffer from heart disease have nearly double the risk of dying over a seven-year period compared with other depressed patients, researchers say.
The patients most at risk are those who suffer from the most severe depression within a few weeks of being hospitalized for a cardiac event, such as a heart attack, and those whose depression doesn't get better within six months, according to study findings published in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
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